RACE Webinars

Coordinated by the South Dakota State Library, Random Acts of Continuing Education (RACE) are 30 minutes to 1 hour webinars that focus on current topics of interest to librarians.

Archived 2013 Webinars

2013 Public Library Survey Information

The 2013 Public Library Survey will launch February 3rd. Beginning this year the survey will be hosted by a different vendor. The link to the survey is sd.countingopinions.com

Usernames and passwords have been changed. In order to get your login information you will be required to attend one of the five scheduled webinars where we will review some of the changes to the survey interface. Don't worry, the survey is basically the same, only the "skin" is different and we think you'll find that navigating the survey will be easier. Join Shawn Behrends, Jasmine Rockwell and Kathleen Slocum as they talk about these important issues.

State Library 101 for New School Librarians: a RACE Webinar

Are you a new school librarian? Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed and have a million questions? The State Library can help! Join school library coordinators Marta Stirling and Joan Upell for a guided tour through the resources, tools, people and services available to you, your staff and your students. As the librarians for you, the librarians, we can help you find the answers you need for success in your new adventure.

Grants

Learn the basics of how to apply for grants, how to write a proposal, and information you need to gather and keep on file ahead of time. Then find out some great "go to" resources online to find grants, research different foundations, and find free resources for additional help.

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Handout: Demographer's Links

Handout: Website Links

eBooks - the Changing Landscape in South Dakota Schools

77% of SD citizens have access to downloadable ebooks and audiobooks from public libraries. What's the scene at your school? Attend this session to hear more about your options and learn where to look to bring downloadables into your student's lives.

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Advanced Searching in Online Resources: Better Search Results are Easier Than You Think!

Having trouble coming up with search results that meet your information needs? Craft better searches more easily using the State Library online resources advanced search features. This session will look at advanced search features in Proquest, World Book and more. You will come away with a new confidence in your search skills!

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WebDewey! Of Course We Do Dewey! Webinar

The Dewey Decimal Classification system has gone to the Web! WebDewey is provided by the South Dakota State Library to school and public libraries. How do I access it? How much is it? How does it work? Join Carol Hageman, SDSL Cataloging Librarian for an overview on how WebDewey works. Bring your questions and join the Webinar!!

So you've finally done it. Your library is now on Facebook! (Or Twitter, or Pinterest, or whatever else has come up in the last five minutes.) Congratulations, you have officially entered the fray! And it is a fray. Have you seen some of the trolls out there?

In our 3rd installment, we are going to focus on how social media is being used. Focus is going to be on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest — but other platforms will come up!

In addition to talking about social media use, we'll review top platforms, learn how to manage the trolls, and talk about what goes in to being a digital citizen.

Join us to learn everything there is to know about successfully completing the 2012 Public Library Survey. We encourage every library director to take part in one of these webinars. We will be talking about updates and changes to the survey and common mistakes that are made every year by even some of the most experienced library directors.

Just Weed It! New and Improved!

Join Nina Mentzel, SDLN Instructional Librarian/Assistant Director, and Brenda Hemmelman, SDSL Research Librarian, for a new and improved version of the popular 2012 Just Weed It webinar. Brenda will be reviewing the basics of weeding and resources to use to tackle the job. Nina will focus on how to use ALEPH, the SDLN library catalog system, to help determine materials to weed.

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Summer Reading & Common Core Information

School librarians, if you are partnering (or would like to partner) with a public library for summer reading but you canâ€™t make it to a Jump Start workshop, we have a solution for you! We are going to have two webinars to repeat the Common Core portion of the workshop. We need a minimum of five people registered for the afternoon webinar option or it will be cancelled.

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South Dakota State Library Website Information

Do you sometimes struggle to find a particular program, publication, or item on the State Library website? Join Wynne Nafus Sayer, SDSL Information Officer and website creator, and Brenda Hemmelman, SDSL Research Librarian, for a tour of the State Library website. Bring your questions, and they will help you find what you need. This team will show you how to navigate the website and utilize it for your research needs.

Learn how to build partnerships between your library and other community agencies and organizations for win-win results: improving citizens' lives, combining staff time and talents, and increasing library support. Participants will leave this session ready to create and implement an action plan for reaching out to your community.

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E-government/State Government Resources: a RACE webinar

Learn about state and federal government resources that you can share with your patrons to help their information needs. In addition, learn about how the State Library is now putting SD state government digital publications online, searchable via the SDLN catalog.